A man in his sixties sustained back injuries after a tree branch fell on him west of Kyogle last week.

Police have issued a public appeal for information as part of investigations into a serious two-vehicle crash near Kyogle last Friday.

Since taking their beautifully decorated tinnie up the Richmond, from Ballina almost to Kyogle, Steve Posselt and Graeme Gibson have appeared at a series of forums to share what they've learned and to continue the community conversation about what needs to happen next.

The RFS say they have delayed the start of the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period owing to ongoing wet weather in the Far North Coast Team area.

A man in his forties died after crashing a motorbike on Summerland Way on Sunday, police on Monday said.

The NSW government has now opened applications for these organisations that suffered direct damage from Tropical Cyclone Alfred and severe weather events since 18 May. 

A study by McNaugh and Inwood from University of Sydney’s University Centre for Rural Health (UCRH) agrues that, based on their research, as climate-related disasters become more frequent and severe, Australia must rethink who it sees as leaders in disaster response and recovery.

There is hope that the Guinness World Record for the World's Biggest Happy Dance was set in Kyogle last weekend.

A teenage boy was flown by helicopter to Lismore Base Hospital on Saturday after a motorbike crash near Kyogle.

Northern Region Police have conducted a three-day operation focused on locating and arresting alleged domestic violence (DV) offenders in the state’s north.